Nehemiah 9:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Its abundantמַרְבָּ֗ה
(mar·bah)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
produceוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ
(u·te·vu·'a·tah)
8393: product, revenuefrom bo
is for the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛ים
(lam·me·la·chim)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Whomאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
You have setנָתַ֥תָּה
(na·tat·tah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
overעָלֵ֖ינוּ
(a·lei·nu)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
us because of our sins;בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ
(be·chat·to·v·tei·nu;)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
They also ruleמֹשְׁלִ֤ים
(mo·she·lim)
4910: to rule, have dominion, reigna prim. root
overוְעַ֣ל
(ve·'al)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ
(ge·vi·yo·tei·nu)
1472a: a body, corpsefrom the same as gav
And over our cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙
(u·viv·hem·te·nu)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
as they please,כִּרְצֹונָ֔ם
(kir·tzo·v·nam,)
7522: goodwill, favor, acceptance, willfrom ratsah
So we are in greatגְדֹולָ֖ה
(ge·do·v·lah)
1419: greatfrom gadal
distress.וּבְצָרָ֥ה
(u·ve·tza·rah)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar


















KJV Lexicon
And it yieldeth much
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
increase
tbuw'ah  (teb-oo-aw')
income, i.e. produce -- fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
unto the kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
whom thou hast set
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
over us because of our sins
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
also they have dominion
mashal  (maw-shal')
to rule -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
over our bodies
gviyah  (ghev-ee-yaw')
a body, whether alive or dead -- (dead) body, carcase, corpse.
and over our cattle
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
at their pleasure
ratsown  (raw-tsone')
delight (especially as shown) -- (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
and we are in great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
distress
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Its abundant produce is for the kings Whom You have set over us because of our sins; They also rule over our bodies And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress.

King James Bible
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us, because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

International Standard Version
But now its abundant produce belongs to the kings whom you placed over us because of our sin. They also have power over our bodies and our herds at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

NET Bible
Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The many products [from our land] go to the kings you put over us. This is because of our sins. These kings have control over our bodies, and they do as they please with our livestock. We are in agony.

King James 2000 Bible
And it yields much increase unto the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
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